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Tales of Trades


What Pole Dancing Can Teach You About Confidence (Even If You’ve Never Tried It)
Published originally for the Tales of Trades blog, a series where I interview professionals in rarely mentioned fields to bring out fresh...
Ly Hoang
May 25, 20203 min read


She Blossoms Before the World Wakes
What do you do at 2 in the morning? Fast asleep? Doom-scrolling? Those are the usual answers. But for my aunt, 2AM is when her day...
Ly Hoang
Apr 8, 20202 min read


Who Gets to Belong on Women’s Day?
Every March, Women’s Day rolls around and I can’t help but wonder: who is it really for? For some, it’s flowers, sweet wishes, maybe even...
Ly Hoang
Mar 6, 20202 min read


Love Isn’t the Only Thing You Lose Sleep Over (It's Also Money)
I met Barry for a coffee catch-up the other day. I spotted him first, sat by the sidewalk, phone in hands, bike next to him, looking half...
Ly Hoang
Feb 10, 20202 min read


Johnny Chen: Learning to Adapt, One Step at a Time
“Don’t change too suddenly, your family will be shocked, and you’ll be the one who suffers most.” That was one of the first things Johnny...
Ly Hoang
Jan 21, 20204 min read
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